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Set in Castoro, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to Austin Text is Castoro, 81% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Redaction and Crimson Text come next.
The six closest.
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Castoro
81%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 13% taller x-height
- Sets 18% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Redaction
79%Close matchOpen source · SIL Open Font License
- 11% taller x-height
- Sets 16% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Crimson Text
78%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 3% wider
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Libertinus Serif
76%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 9% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Radley
75%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 4% taller x-height
- Sets 15% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Libre Baskerville
74%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 25% taller x-height
- Sets 35% wider
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Austin Text against Castoro, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Castoro comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Austin Text Castoro
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Austin Text for Castoro and nothing reflows. This sets Castoro at Austin Text’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Castoro", serif;
font-size: 0.889em; /* down to Austin Text’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.019em; /* to Austin Text’s line length */About Austin Text
Austin Text is a paid serif designed by Paul Barnes, published by Commercial Type.
See Austin Text on commercialtype.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Austin Text?
Castoro. Measured letter by letter, it’s 81% alike: 13% taller x-height, sets 18% wider, same weight, same stroke contrast. Redaction, Crimson Text, Libertinus Serif, Radley and Libre Baskerville are also close.
Is there a free version of Austin Text?
No. Austin Text is a paid serif from Commercial Type. Every alternative on this page is free for commercial use, under the SIL Open Font License.
How were these alternatives chosen?
By measuring the letters, not by comparing names or tags. Austin Text was measured as commercialtype.com draws it: its proportions, the width of every letter and figure, its weight, its stroke contrast and the shapes of telling letters like a, g, R and Q. The same measurements were taken of 1,506 free fonts, and these came closest. Each match was then checked by eye.
Will Castoro change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Castoro 11.1% smaller with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for Austin Text keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Austin Text in the wild?
Point Fontsight at any text on any website. It names the font, and offers a free look-alike you can try on the page, line breaks intact.
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